While taking a walk down Titarpur, the area around Tagore Garden, that becomes home to effigy makers in the months leading to Dussehra, one can see effigies being loaded into trucks and being sent to various places like Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
However, an effigy that immediately catches attention is a black-coloured giant with slogans like 'Pakistan Murdabad' and 'Nawaz Sharif jaisi karni waisi bharni'.
"Many of them have asked us to paint slogans on Ravan condemning terrorism. These effigies have been covered in black paper with messages written in silver," says Mahendra, who has made the effigy.
Every year, the Ravan effigies are made with a theme. "Last year, effigies were given names like Don, Khalnayak and this year, we are seeing the anti-terrorism wave," says Subhash, another effigy maker.
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"Many people who wish to avoid any controversy have ordered effigies that are covered in green paper and symbolise Pakistan. They have asked us not to write any messages but they have ordered for green-coloured effigies," says Kishore, another effigy maker.
"In our Ramlila, we have had posters saluting our soldiers who were killed in the Uri attacks and when Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited our Ramlila, we had an hour-long programme dedicated to the Indian Army.
"Tomorrow when the effigies go up in flames, we will be burning a fourth effigy symbolising terrorism," said Arjun Kumar, secretary, Lav Kush Ramlila Committee.
The Nav Shri Dharmik Lila Committee has opted for a similar way to send a message against terrorism.